diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
index e7fb8b9280a1..dbb403601fb7 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,51 @@
 PORTNAME=	sqlcipher
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	4.13.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	jharris@widomaker.com
 COMMENT=	Encrypted SQLite database
 WWW=		https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
-USES=		cpe libedit libtool ssl tcl:86,build
+USES=		cpe libedit libtool localbase:ldflags ssl tcl:86,build
 CPE_VENDOR=	zetetic
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-tempstore=yes --disable-tcl --disable-readline --soname=legacy
-CPPFLAGS+=	-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC -DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY \
-		-DOMIT_MEMLOCK -DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 \
-		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_INIT=sqlcipher_extra_init \
-		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_SHUTDOWN=sqlcipher_extra_shutdown
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto
-CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include -I${OPENSSLINC}
-
-CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	sqlite3
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-readline \
+		--disable-tcl \
+		--dll-basename=libsqlcipher \
+		--includedir=${PREFIX}/include/sqlcipher \
+		--soname=libsqlcipher.so.0 \
+		--with-tempstore=yes
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/issues/527
 
+CFLAGS+=	-I${OPENSSLINC}
+CPPFLAGS+=	-DOMIT_MEMLOCK \
+		-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 \
+		-DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY \
+		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_INIT=sqlcipher_extra_init \
+		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_SHUTDOWN=sqlcipher_extra_shutdown \
+		-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC
+LDFLAGS+=	-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto
+
 post-install:
+	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/sqlite3 \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/sqlcipher
+	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libsqlite3.a \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libsqlcipher.a
+	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlite3.pc \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
+	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/sqlite3.1 \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/sqlcipher.1
+	${REINPLACE_CMD} -i "" -e 's|sqlite3|sqlcipher|g; \
+		s|/usr/local/include|$${prefix}/include|g' \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/*.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/*
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/files/patch-autosetup_sqlite-config.tcl b/databases/sqlcipher/files/patch-autosetup_sqlite-config.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22ec9bf2a057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/files/patch-autosetup_sqlite-config.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl.orig	2026-01-19 17:01:34 UTC
++++ autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
+@@ -884,12 +884,11 @@ proc sqlite-handle-soname {} {
+     none - "" { return 0 }
+     legacy    { set soname libsqlite3.so.0 }
+     default {
+-      if {[string match libsqlite3.* $soname]} {
+-        # use it as-is
+-      } else {
++      if {[string match {[0-9]*} $soname]} {
+         # Assume it's a suffix
+         set soname "libsqlite3.so.${soname}"
+       }
++      # else use it as-is
+     }
+   }
+   proc-debug "soname=$soname"
diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist b/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
index f823c17abf48..a0125345276e 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-bin/sqlite3
-include/sqlite3.h
-include/sqlite3ext.h
-lib/libsqlite3.a
-lib/libsqlite3.so
-lib/libsqlite3.so.0
-lib/libsqlite3.so.3.51.2
-libdata/pkgconfig/sqlite3.pc
-share/man/man1/sqlite3.1.gz
+bin/sqlcipher
+include/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h
+include/sqlcipher/sqlite3ext.h
+lib/libsqlcipher.a
+lib/libsqlcipher.so
+lib/libsqlcipher.so.0
+lib/libsqlcipher.so.3.51.2
+libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
+share/man/man1/sqlcipher.1.gz